Territorial Army: Eligibility, Salary & Historical Background

Territorial Army: Eligibility, Salary & Historical Background

Territorial Army (TA) is the second line of defence after the Regular Indian Army. The present role of the Territorial Army is to assist the regular army with static duties and assist the regional strategy in dealing with natural disasters and maintenance of requisite. Presently, the Territorial Army has approximately 40, 000 active personnel. Aspirants can join the Territorial Army as Officers and Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO).  The Territorial Army Officers (Non-Departmental) is done for Ex-Servicemen and Civilians. For Civilians, recruitment is done for Territorial Army Officers (Non-Departmental). What Is Indian Territorial Army?  The Territorial Army is the Indian Army's reserve army. Civilians who volunteer but are unable to work in the regular Army owing to civil job obligations have chosen for the Territorial Army. The Territorial Army Act of 1948 created the Territorial Army.  They contain battalions from every regiment in the Indian Army, including the Para Battalion. Th…